Aniyunwiya
Cake
2
cups sugar
3/4 cups bacon grease
2 cups water or milk
1 cup raisins
1 tsp cloves
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp salt
3 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup pecans (or other preferred
nuts); chopped
Put
sugar and bacon grease into a cast
iron pot and heat. Stir in water or
milk, raisins, cloves, nutmeg,
allspice and salt. Bring to a boil and
cook at boiling for 5 minutes,
stirring occasionally. Remove
pot from stove and allow to cool. Sift
together flour, baking soda and baking
powder. Add this to cooled mixture and
beat thoroughly. Stir in nuts. Pour
batter into buttered baking pan
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 40 minutes.
May be eaten plain or sprinkled with
powdered sugar.
